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Kindred Grey (2022). "The pathophysiology of silicosis." CC BY 4.0.

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Silica 1-3 ∝ arrives in alveoli arrow to phagocytized by alveolar macrophages arrow to cytokine release arrow to lymphocytes, neutrophils, fibroblasts arrow to silicotic nodules produced (2-3mm) arrow to coalescence of nodules arrow to complicated silicosis, progressive massive fibrosis.

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